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The table below looks at the demand for SAP ABAP skills within the Surrey region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited ABAP over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSAP ABAP
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank95101
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching contract IT job ads611
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.011 %
As % of the category below0.822 %1.293 %
Daily rates quoted21
Average minimum daily rate£425£325
Average daily rate£475£340
% change on same period last year+39.70 %
Average maximum daily rate£525£355
UK excluding London average daily rate£441£439
% change on same period last year+0.58 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£40.00-
% change on same period last year-
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Surrey
Matching contract IT job ads730851
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.987 %0.839 %
Daily rates quoted245304
Average minimum daily rate£288£312
Average daily rate£306£334
% change on same period last year-8.39 %
Average maximum daily rate£324£356
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£336
% change on same period last year-1.86 %
Hourly rates quoted6677
Average minimum hourly rate£32.32£29.72
Average hourly rate£35.04£31.81
% change on same period last year+10.13 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.76£33.91
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.30£32.93
% change on same period last year+1.13 %
ABAP South EastABAP
South East

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

ABAP
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing ABAP across the Surrey region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Surrey ABAP Demand Trend

ABAP
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing ABAP across the Surrey region.

Surrey ABAP Daily Rate Trend

ABAP
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing ABAP across the Surrey region.

Surrey ABAP Hourly Rate Trend

ABAP
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ABAP within the Surrey region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
WokingNew entry-2£500-
ABAP South EastABAP
South East

ABAP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Surrey region citing ABAP also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited ABAP.

118 (100.00 %)SAP
28 (44.44 %)BAPI
37 (38.89 %)SAP Smart Forms
37 (38.89 %)SAPscript
46 (33.33 %)Retail
46 (33.33 %)SAP Retail
46 (33.33 %)SAP ALE
53 (16.67 %)SAP Payroll
53 (16.67 %)Workflow
53 (16.67 %)SAP HR
62 (11.11 %)Datawarehouse
62 (11.11 %)Business Intelligence
62 (11.11 %)Finance
62 (11.11 %)SAP BI
62 (11.11 %)LSMW
62 (11.11 %)SAP IS-U
71 (5.556 %)Data Migration
71 (5.556 %)QA
71 (5.556 %)SAP ERP
71 (5.556 %)Billing
71 (5.556 %)Data Management
71 (5.556 %)SAP PM
71 (5.556 %)SAP XI
71 (5.556 %)Change Management
71 (5.556 %)Disaster Recovery
71 (5.556 %)Migration
71 (5.556 %)Adobe
71 (5.556 %)ERP
71 (5.556 %)SAP PP
71 (5.556 %)ITIL

ABAP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Surrey region citing ABAP also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited ABAP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (44.44 %)BAPI
27 (38.89 %)SAP Smart Forms
36 (33.33 %)SAP ALE
41 (5.556 %)SAP XI
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
16 (33.33 %)SAP Retail
23 (16.67 %)SAP HR
23 (16.67 %)SAP Payroll
32 (11.11 %)SAP IS-U
41 (5.556 %)SAP ERP
41 (5.556 %)SAP PM
41 (5.556 %)SAP PP
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (11.11 %)Datawarehouse
12 (11.11 %)SAP BI
21 (5.556 %)SQL Server
21 (5.556 %)DB2
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (11.11 %)LSMW
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (33.33 %)Retail
22 (11.11 %)Finance
31 (5.556 %)Billing
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (50.00 %)Developer
27 (38.89 %)ABAP Developer
36 (33.33 %)Senior Developer
36 (33.33 %)Senior ABAP Developer
44 (22.22 %)Consultant
44 (22.22 %)SAP Consultant
52 (11.11 %)SAP Developer
52 (11.11 %)ABAP Programmer
52 (11.11 %)Programmer
52 (11.11 %)SAP Programmer
61 (5.556 %)SAP BI Consultant
61 (5.556 %)SAP Manager
61 (5.556 %)Support Analyst
61 (5.556 %)Senior Analyst
61 (5.556 %)Business Intelligence Consultant
61 (5.556 %)Analyst
61 (5.556 %)ABAP Consultant
61 (5.556 %)SAP PP Consultant
61 (5.556 %)SAP Workflow Consultant
61 (5.556 %)Senior Support Analyst
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (5.556 %)UNIX
11 (5.556 %)Windows
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (16.67 %)Workflow
22 (11.11 %)Business Intelligence
31 (5.556 %)Change Management
31 (5.556 %)Disaster Recovery
31 (5.556 %)Migration
31 (5.556 %)Data Management
31 (5.556 %)Data Migration
31 (5.556 %)ITIL
31 (5.556 %)OOP
31 (5.556 %)OO
31 (5.556 %)ERP
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (38.89 %)SAPscript
21 (5.556 %)Java
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (5.556 %)QA
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
118 (100.00 %)SAP
21 (5.556 %)Adobe
21 (5.556 %)Oracle